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Some of my test pieces finished up.

These two now handled up for their new owner.
These were test pieces I made to test in the kitchen. A damascus 01 cored san mai slicer and a honesuki/petty in a medium carbon and blue paper steel core. I also added a bit of shiny steel to jazz it up. I had forgotten I forged teeth into the san mai to make it more dramatic. I have been using them for quite a while unfinished in the kitchen.

And my stainless damascus/blue paper core, test piece, which is off to David, sorry its taken a while.

Yeah, the honesuki was really a petty. But having got to know blue paper steel, it is quite happy being used to bone out joints. But its thin like a petty. So I suppose a multitask knife. I look forward to hearing how the new owner finds it in the kitchen.

Thanks David, yep I couldn't quite believe how long that handle is myself when I got it back. The critical thing was learning that the balance can be nice, a bit further forward in a slicer. Though if central balance is required I use heavier dowl material like brass. Pass around was an invaluable experience.